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http://itsmyidea.com/gamerschoice/
Hi, Im Dave Taylor, I am 35 years old . Let me tell u a bit about myself first. I served in the Marine Corp USMC during the gulf war and got out when my 4 years was up later started work for Timewarner Cable and S&L communications here in North carolina as a...

"...but I don't have a lathe."
Sound familiar? The truth is, you probably have any number of things
around your shop that can serve as a lathe.
In a lathe, the work rotates against the cutting tool. ( In a milling
machine, it's the cutting tool that rotates against the work.) The
main purpose...

OK, guys... I'm making an official announcement. "Airplanes don't kill
people!, people kill people!" This statement is hereby mine and none
of you better use it without my concent! LOL. Monday I'm going to the
T-shirt shop and ordering me 1000 units of various sizes. Let me know
if anyone...

Several years ago bat type wing tips became popular with the racing group.
Does anyone have actual experience with the bat tip? Do they truly reduce
drag? Are there coordinates and dimensions available for them?
Russell Sherwood
Glasair I RG
Houston, TX

Among other aircraft I've been looking at the Zenith Air STOL CH 801
lately, which attracted my attention purely as an inexpensive and eaily
built plane to cart my family around. http://www.zenithair.com
But the advertised 390-ft fully-loaded ground roll got me fantasizing
about all the...

Hi NG,
in an old publication I found a design that appeared worthwhile looking at.
Its name is "Culex", it is a all-wooden, fixed gear, tandem seat light twin
using (back then) Limbach engines. The information about had been published
by the "original" Fisher Flying Products.
Since then, Fisher...

reading thru EAA's "Aircraft Welding" I see mention of 'hinge stock',
a tube which probably takes a bushing and is part of the
elevator/stab. assy.
I didn't see a mention in Spruce; is it just tougher steel than 4130
or is it tubing with a pre-drilled bushing? - Mike

"I Want To FLY!"-(Youth) My store to raise funds for flying lessons
http://www.cafeshops.com/IWantToFly
Hi!
My name is Trace. I am 13 years old and LOVE to fly planes and gliders.
I have a deal with my parents to split the cost of my flying lessons. My dad
helped me start my "I want To FLY!"...

I am told that the Glasair that crashed (fortunately not fatal) at SNF
Sunday was the beautiful, highly-modofoed Galsair III, "Jawbreaker,"
that is featured in the April Sprot Aviation. The apparently stalled,
dropped a wing and turned over.
This plane was absolutely gorgeous! The had...

Thought there might be some of you on here would find this of interest.
http://www.theitem.com
Click on "Busniness" in the column on the left side of page and it will
bring the article up for you.
It is really of interest to me as I will get to take a ride in this
plane. My father flew these...

when applying buty.dope over a previous coat, one can get an 'orange
peel' effect. I see it mentioned on the Web, but no description of
what's actually happening.
Anyone know the answer, prevention, and recovery from the effect
(assume a 2 in. area)? - Mike

I just got this off MSNBC:
http://www.msnbc.com/news/988554.asp
They mention flying cars and Moller, but not with the usual gullible
reporter approach, although they do not really delve into the reasons
that it is a fizzle.

Is anyone familiar with this book, or if there is a better selection out
there to help me decide how large to make my wing ribs?
http://www.aeronautpress.com/book1prev5.htm
The ribs of the Dyke Delta are composed of a stainless steel rib cap
made of .015 thick 321 stainless. It's formed into a U...

Anybody got a replacement for the kerosene looking fluid in the whiskey
compass? It evaporates or leaks over the period of a year with no outside
evidence of a leak. The compass has new gaskets. Interested in something a
little thicker.

Greetings,
I recall a few years ago several companies that were building
prototypes of ultralight sea-planes that flew in ground effect over
the water. They used fiberglass hulls and tube and fabric control
surfaces.
They were supposed to be classified as boats and not planes since they
were...